Joined: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:33 pmPosts: 11893Location: The Home Of Mountain Biking, And All Great Things.

You are right TinTin. It is one thing going out as a group, but as a single expedition you should have everything you need. At the end of the day, you have decided you know what you are doing, so bloody well plan ahead!

Some things you cant prepare for. Should he take a spare Kayak just incase the one he is in gets a puncture? The rescue services are there for such accidents, fair enough if he was just on a lilo with a spade for a paddle then he deserves a slap and a swim back to shore.

I also feel for the rescue teams, having helped and also having friends in Mountain rescue teams i have seen some of the fools who should not be out the house, nevermind on a mountain side. Mountain rescue teams now stop attending if the victim has others with them to help them off the mountain.

And in the guys defence he rightly notified the authorities of the incident before turning back. It is not as if he was just drifting and needed rescuing, but where is the dramatic storyline in that!? Good ol' bbc

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